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 ====== University of Toronto ====== ====== University of Toronto ======
  
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 The **University of Toronto** is a Canadian research university based in [[canada:ontario:Toronto]], [[canada:Ontario]].  The **University of Toronto** is a Canadian research university based in [[canada:ontario:Toronto]], [[canada:Ontario]]. 
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 It hosts a number of institutes and colleges, including the [[Dalla Lana School of Public Health]] and [[Massey College]]. It hosts a number of institutes and colleges, including the [[Dalla Lana School of Public Health]] and [[Massey College]].
  
-===== Academia =====+===== History ===== 
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 +==== COVID-19 ==== 
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 +U of T received a $49,418 CAD grant in July 2021 from the [[Government of Canada]] for a project titled "Training peers in motivational interviewing to increase vaccine confidence among healthcare workers in a large, urban healthcare institution."((//Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada - Competition Results.// (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://archive.ph/Zo5b5)) It was awarded through a grant program called //"Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Canada"// jointly administered by the [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] (CIHR), [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]] (NSERC) and the [[Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council]] (SSHRC).((//Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada.// (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/VaccineConfidence_eng.asp)) 
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 +On April 7, 2022, U of T and [[pharmaceutical_companies:Moderna]] announced a new partnership to "develop new tools to prevent and treat [[infectious diseases]]," including in the realms of "molecular [[genetics]], biomedical engineering, [[biochemistry]] and beyond."((Kalvapalle, R. (2022, April 7). //U of T partners with Moderna to advance research in RNA science and technology.// University of Toronto News. https://archive.ph/BCZIq)) 
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 +===== Organization =====
  
 ==== Dalla Lana School of Public Health ==== ==== Dalla Lana School of Public Health ====
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   * [[University of Toronto Alumni Association]] (UTAA)   * [[University of Toronto Alumni Association]] (UTAA)
  
-Other notable donors are the following:+Other notable donors are the following:((//Presidents’ Circle Member Listing.// (2022, May 1). University of Toronto. https://archive.ph/xuXo9)) ((//Donor Listing.// University of Toronto Boundless Campaign. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://archive.ph/y9flp)) 
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 == Academic == == Academic ==
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   * [[University of Manitoba]]   * [[University of Manitoba]]
   * [[University of Toronto Medical Alumni Association]]   * [[University of Toronto Medical Alumni Association]]
-  * [[Vector Institute]]+  * [[Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence]]
  
 == Auto and Aviation == == Auto and Aviation ==
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   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bayer]]   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bayer]]
   * [[medical_technology_companies:Baylis Medical Technologies]]   * [[medical_technology_companies:Baylis Medical Technologies]]
 +  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Biogen]]
   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:BioLegend]]   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:BioLegend]]
   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Biovail]]   * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Biovail]]
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   * [[Xilinx]]   * [[Xilinx]]
  
-==== Pharmaceutical Companies ==== +</WRAP>
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-=== Moderna === +
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-On April 7, 2022, U of T and [[pharmaceutical_companies:Moderna]] announced a new partnership to "develop new tools to prevent and treat [[infectious diseases]]," including in the realms of "molecular [[genetics]], biomedical engineering, [[biochemistry]] and beyond."((Kalvapalle, R. (2022, April 7). //U of T partners with Moderna to advance research in RNA science and technology.// University of Toronto News. https://archive.ph/BCZIq))+
  
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   * https://thevarsity.ca/2021/05/07/op-ed-university-of-toronto-should-end-partnerships-with-for-profit-pharmaceutical-companies/   * https://thevarsity.ca/2021/05/07/op-ed-university-of-toronto-should-end-partnerships-with-for-profit-pharmaceutical-companies/
   * https://www.staywell.charity/   * https://www.staywell.charity/
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 +{{tag>Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_funding}}
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